Tag: Political Crisis

Ousted Southwest state president Abdiasis Laftagaren has forcefully renewed his claim to office, declaring in a televised interview that he remains the region’s lawful...

Somali opposition leaders have presented President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud with a set of three core demands to resolve an escalating political crisis, warning that...

Former federal internal security minister Abdullahi Mohamed Noor resigned as senior adviser to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud late Sunday, citing persistent political deadlock...

In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through Somalia’s political landscape, religious scholars who have been vocal supporters of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud were seen attending an opposition meeting in Mogadishu today. The appearance of the clerics, led by the chairman of the Somali Religious Scholars Council, raises serious questions about the stability of the current administration and suggests a major political realignment is underway.

Opposition politicians and traditional Hawiye elders have convened in Mogadishu for a critical meeting aimed at de-escalating political tensions and forging a consensus on the country's electoral future. The talks come as Somalia faces a potential constitutional crisis with presidential and parliamentary mandates nearing their end.

In a heated address, Puntland’s president charged the Somali federal government with systematically eroding the nation’s federal model, warning that recent political maneuvers in Mogadishu threaten to concentrate authority and sideline regional states. The remarks signal deepening rifts ahead of critical national talks.

In a sharp escalation of federal-regional tensions, Somalia’s Interior Minister Ali Yusuf Ali-Hoosh has issued a decree appointing a new governor for Bakool and a new mayor for Xudur, bypassing Southwest State President Abdiaziz Laftagareen and citing security concerns and the push for one-person, one-vote elections.